EX-99.1 2 a19-9403_2ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

Diplomat Announces 1st Quarter Financial Results

 

1st Quarter Revenue of $1,257 Million, compared to $1,342 Million, Net Loss of $14.3 Million, compared to a Net Loss of $0.5 Million, Adjusted EBITDA of $23.1 Million, compared to $39.6 Million

 

FLINT, Mich., May 7, 2019 — Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc. (NYSE: DPLO), the nation’s largest independent provider of specialty pharmacy and infusion services, announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.  All comparisons, unless otherwise noted, are to the quarter ended March 31, 2018.  Prior period financials have been recast to include certain direct expenses as part of cost of sales instead of selling, general and administrative expense for our Specialty segment.  This change is a reclassification only and has no impact on overall results.

 

First Quarter 2019 Highlights include:

 

·                  Revenue of $1,257 million, compared to $1,342 million

 

·                  Specialty segment revenue of $1,168 million, compared to $1,153 million

·                  PBM segment revenue of $98 million, compared to $191 million

 

·                  Specialty segment total prescriptions dispensed of 225,000, compared to 223,000

·                  PBM segment total volume, adjusted to 30-day equivalent, of 1,045,000, compared to 2,181,000

·                  Gross margin of 6.3% versus 6.7%

 

·                  Specialty segment gross margin of 5.8% versus 6.3%

·                  PBM segment gross margin of 11.9% versus 9.2%

 

·                  EPS of $(0.19) per basic/diluted common share versus $(0.01) per basic/diluted common share

·                  Adjusted EBITDA of $23.1 million, compared to $39.6 million

 

·                  Adjusted EBITDA margin of 1.8% versus 3.0%

 

·                  Net cash provided by operating activities was $23.7 million, compared to $48.6 million

·                  Net debt(1) decreased to $622.5 million, from $638.2 million at December 31, 2018.

 

Brian Griffin, Chairman and CEO of Diplomat, commented “Our quarterly results reflect the competitive challenges we are facing in our core specialty pharmacy business and the impact of contract losses in the PBM business, while specialty infusion continues to be a bright spot.  The company is starting to benefit from prior investments in sales and account management resources and we remain encouraged by the pipeline of opportunity across all of Diplomat’s businesses as our value proposition gains traction in the market.  We expect to achieve the previously communicated revenue and Adjusted EBITDA guidance for 2019, but have increased our GAAP net loss and EPS loss expectations due to a change in tax forecasts.   Diplomat’s Board and management team are committed to maximizing shareholder value, while maintaining focus on rebuilding our PBM business and expanding business with health plans, hospital systems and manufacturer partners.”

 


(1)  Net debt is defined as total debt including contingent consideration less cash and equivalents.

 


 

First Quarter Financial Summary:

 

Revenue for the first quarter of 2019 was $1,257 million, compared to $1,342 million in the first quarter of 2018, a decrease of $86 million or 6%.  Our Specialty segment revenue amounted to $1,168 million, compared to $1,153 million in the prior year quarter, while revenue from our PBM segment amounted to $98 million, compared to $191 million in the prior year quarter.  The increase in our Specialty segment was primarily driven by manufacturer price increases and growth in our infusion therapy class.  The increase was partially offset by payor reimbursement compression, volume deterioration in certain therapy classes primarily due to narrowing of specialty pharmacy networks and competitor member channel management, and the conversion of some brand drugs to their generic equivalent.  The decrease in our PBM segment was due to previously disclosed contract losses.

 

Gross profit in the first quarter of 2019 was $79.2 million and generated a 6.3% gross margin, compared to $90.4 million gross profit and a 6.7% gross margin in the first quarter of 2018.  Gross profit from our Specialty segment was $67.5 million and generated a 5.8% gross margin, compared to $72.8 million and a 6.3% gross margin in the prior period.  The gross margin decrease in our Specialty segment was driven by reimbursement compression, lower volumes within higher margin therapies, and a one-time $3.0 million charge to establish sales and use and gross receipt tax liabilities, for prior year periods, related to certain states where we do business.  Gross profit from our PBM segment was $11.7 million and generated an 11.9% gross margin, compared to $17.6 million and a 9.2% gross margin.  The gross margin increase in our PBM segment was driven by lost business that had lower margins and the timing of rebate recognition in 2018 which suppressed our margins in the first quarter of that year.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the first quarter of 2019 were $82.9 million, an increase of $1.2 million, compared to $81.7 million in the first quarter of 2018.  This increase is primarily driven by a $5.5 million increase in employee cost, including a $0.4 million increase in share-based compensation.  The increase in employee expense was largely due to an investment in our sales and account management teams across the organization to drive new business, as well as higher executive compensation.  The increase in employee cost was partially offset by a $2.7 million decrease in amortization due to the impairment of our definite-lived intangible assets in the fourth quarter of 2018 and a $1.7 million decrease in acquisition related expenses.

 

Net loss for the first quarter of 2019 was $(14.3) million compared to $(0.5) million in the first quarter of 2018.  This decrease was primarily driven by a $12.3 million change in (loss) income from operations and a $1.5 million change in income tax (expense) benefit primarily due to the establishment of a valuation allowance against operating losses due to our cumulative loss position.  Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2019 was $23.1 million compared to $39.6 million in the first quarter of 2018, a decrease of $16.5 million.

 

Loss per share for the first quarter of 2019 was $(0.19) per basic/diluted common share, compared to $(0.01) per basic/diluted common share for the first quarter of 2018.

 

2019 Financial Outlook

 

For the full-year 2019, we are maintaining our financial guidance for revenue and adjusted EBITDA and updating our expectations for net loss and diluted EPS:

 

·                  Revenue between $4.7 and $5.0 billion

 

·                  Specialty segment revenue between $4.4 and $4.6 billion

·                  PBM segment revenue between $0.3 and $0.4 billion

 

·                  Net loss between $(49) and $(33) million, versus the previous range of $(37) and $(26) million

·                  Adjusted EBITDA between $110 and $116 million

·                  Diluted EPS between $(0.65) and $(0.44), versus the previous range of $(0.50) and $(0.34)

 


 

We have updated our income tax expectation for the year to an expense range of $1.6 to $2.6 million, primarily related to state taxes, versus our previous expectation of recording a tax benefit.  A federal tax benefit will not be recorded for our 2019 losses as we are required to record a valuation allowance against any such benefit due to being in a cumulative loss position.  Our EPS expectations for 2019 assume approximately 75,300,000 weighted average common shares outstanding on a diluted basis which could differ materially.

 

Earnings Conference Call Information

 

As previously announced, the Company will hold a conference call to discuss its first quarter performance this morning, May 7, 2019, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.  Shareholders and interested participants may listen to a live broadcast of the conference call by dialing 833.286.5805 (647.689.4450 for international callers) and referencing participant code 7747209 approximately 15 minutes prior to the call.  A live webcast of the conference call and associated slide presentation will be available on the investor relations section of the Company’s website for approximately 90 days at ir.diplomat.is.

 

About Diplomat

 

Diplomat (NYSE: DPLO) is the nation’s largest independent provider of specialty pharmacy and infusion services. Diplomat helps people with complex and chronic health conditions in all 50 states, partnering with payers, providers, hospitals, manufacturers, and more. Rooted in this patient care expertise, Diplomat also serves payers through CastiaRx, a leading specialty benefit manager, and offers tailored solutions for healthcare innovators through EnvoyHealth. Diplomat opened its doors in 1975 as a neighborhood pharmacy with one essential tenet: “Take good care of patients and the rest falls into place.” Today, that tradition continues—always focused on improving patient care. For more information, visit diplomat.is.

 

Non-GAAP Information

 

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net (loss) income before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation, change in fair value of contingent consideration and other merger and acquisition-related expenses, restructuring and impairment charges, and certain other items that we do not consider indicative of our ongoing operating performance (which are itemized below in the reconciliation to net loss).  Adjusted EBITDA is not in accordance with, or an alternative to, GAAP.  In addition, this non-GAAP measure is not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles.  You should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses that are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments in the presentation, and we do not infer that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items.

 

We consider Adjusted EBITDA to be a supplemental measure of our operating performance.  We present Adjusted EBITDA because it is used by our Board of Directors and management to evaluate our operating performance.  Adjusted EBITDA is also used as a factor in determining incentive compensation, for budgetary planning and forecasting overall financial and operational expectations, for identifying underlying trends, and for evaluating the effectiveness of our business strategies.  Further, we believe it assists us, as well as investors, in comparing performance from period-to-period on a consistent basis.  Other companies in our industry may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do and their calculation may not be comparable to our Adjusted EBITDA metric.  A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, to net loss can be found below.

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements give current expectations or forecasts of

 


 

future events or our future financial or operating performance, and may include Diplomat’s expectations regarding revenues, net (loss) income, Adjusted EBITDA, EPS, market share, new business and contract wins, the expected benefits and performance of business and growth strategies, impact of operational improvement initiatives and results of operational and capital expenditures. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on management’s good-faith belief and reasonable judgment based on current information. These statements are qualified by important risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those forecasted or indicated by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include: our ability to adapt to changes or trends within the specialty pharmacy industry; a significant increase in competition from a variety of companies in the health care industry; significant and increasing pricing pressure from third party payors, resulting in continuing margin compression and adversely impacting contract profitability; possibility of client losses and/or the failure to win new business; declining gross margins in the PBM industry; shifts in pharmacy mix toward lower margin drugs; supply disruption of any of the specialty drugs we dispense; potential for contracting at reduced rates to win new business or secure renewal business; the dependence on key employees and effective succession planning and managing recent turnover among key employees; potential disruption to our workforce and operations due to cost savings and restructuring initiatives; disruption in our operations as we implement a new operating system within our Specialty segment;  our ability to expand the number of specialty drugs we dispense and related services; maintaining existing patients; increasing consolidation in the healthcare industry; complying with complex and evolving requirements and changes in state and federal government regulations, including Medicare and Medicaid; current or proposed legislative and regulatory policies designed to manage healthcare costs or alter healthcare financing practices, including as it relates to the PBM industry’s retention of rebates; the amount of direct and indirect remuneration fees, as well as the timing of assessing such fees and the methodology used to calculate such fees; the outcome of material legal proceedings; our relationships with wholesalers and key pharmaceutical manufacturers; bad publicity about, or market withdrawal of, specialty drugs we dispense; revenue concentration of the top specialty drugs we dispense; managing our growth effectively; our ability to drive volume through a refreshed marketing strategy in traditional specialty pharmacy; our capability to penetrate the fragmented infusion market; the success of our strategy in the PBM industry; failure to effectively differentiate our products and services in the PBM market place; our debt service obligations; our inability to remediate present material weaknesses, and to identify and remediate future material weaknesses, in our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, which could impair our ability to produce accurate and timely financial statements; the effect of any future impairments to our goodwill or other intangible assets on our net income (loss) and EPS, and the underlying reasons for such impairment; investments in new business strategies and initiatives, including with respect to data and analytics capabilities, could disrupt our ongoing business and present risks not originally contemplated; tax matters and imposition of new taxes; and the additional factors set forth in “Risk Factors” in Diplomat’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in subsequent reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Except as may be required by any applicable laws, Diplomat assumes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements, which are made as of the date hereof or the earlier date specified herein, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise.

 

CONTACT:
Terri Anne Powers, Vice President Investor Relations

312-889-5244 | tpowers@diplomat.is

 


 

DIPLOMAT PHARMACY, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents

 

$

2,739

 

$

9,485

 

Receivables, net

 

329,881

 

326,602

 

Inventories

 

174,507

 

210,573

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

10,544

 

9,596

 

Total current assets

 

517,671

 

556,256

 

Property and equipment, net

 

31,244

 

34,525

 

Capitalized software for internal use, net

 

29,844

 

30,506

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

27,325

 

 

Goodwill

 

609,592

 

609,592

 

Definite-lived intangible assets, net

 

227,005

 

240,810

 

Other noncurrent assets

 

4,387

 

4,670

 

Total assets

 

$

1,447,068

 

$

1,476,359

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

283,893

 

$

308,084

 

Rebates payable to PBM customers

 

21,573

 

23,264

 

Borrowings on line of credit

 

156,500

 

176,300

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

11,500

 

11,500

 

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

 

4,239

 

 

Accrued expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Compensation and benefits

 

12,228

 

13,348

 

Contingent consideration

 

5,225

 

5,075

 

Other

 

22,361

 

21,014

 

Total current liabilities

 

517,519

 

558,585

 

Long-term debt, less current portion

 

436,187

 

438,369

 

Noncurrent operating lease liabilities

 

23,950

 

 

Deferred income taxes

 

3,233

 

2,781

 

Contingent consideration

 

1,880

 

1,820

 

Derivative liability

 

6,419

 

4,292

 

Deferred gain

 

 

5,175

 

Other

 

 

253

 

Total liabilities

 

989,188

 

1,011,275

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock (10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding)

 

 

 

Common stock (no par value, 590,000,000 shares authorized; 74,713,696 and 74,474,677 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)

 

634,214

 

629,411

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

49,313

 

50,544

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(219,228

)

(210,579

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(6,419

)

(4,292

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

457,880

 

465,084

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

1,447,068

 

$

1,476,359

 

 


 

DIPLOMAT PHARMACY, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

Net sales

 

$

1,256,808

 

$

1,342,484

 

Cost of sales

 

(1,177,588

)

(1,252,106

)

Gross profit

 

79,220

 

90,378

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

(82,868

)

(81,687

)

(Loss) income from operations

 

(3,648

)

8,691

 

Other (expense) income:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(10,215

)

(10,427

)

Other

 

181

 

418

 

Total other expense

 

(10,034

)

(10,009

)

Loss before income taxes

 

(13,682

)

(1,318

)

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(619

)

868

 

Net loss

 

$

(14,301

)

$

(450

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss per common share, basic and diluted

 

$

(0.19

)

$

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

 

74,460,990

 

73,996,313

 

 


 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, Inclusive of Reportable Segment Breakout (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

Net sales - Specialty

 

$

1,168,365

 

$

1,152,979

 

Net sales - PBM

 

97,917

 

191,468

 

Inter-segment elimination

 

(9,474

)

(1,963

)

Net sales

 

1,256,808

 

1,342,484

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales - Specialty

 

(1,100,841

)

(1,080,159

)

Cost of sales - PBM

 

(86,221

)

(173,910

)

Inter-segment elimination

 

9,474

 

1,963

 

Cost of sales

 

(1,177,588

)

(1,252,106

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit - Specialty

 

67,524

 

72,820

 

Gross profit - PBM

 

11,696

 

17,558

 

Gross profit

 

79,220

 

90,378

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

(82,868

)

(81,687

)

(Loss) income from operations

 

(3,648

)

8,691

 

Other (expense) income:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(10,215

)

(10,427

)

Other

 

181

 

418

 

Total other expense

 

(10,034

)

(10,009

)

Loss before income taxes

 

(13,682

)

(1,318

)

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(619

)

868

 

Net loss

 

$

(14,301

)

$

(450

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss per common share, basic and diluted

 

$

(0.19

)

$

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

 

74,460,990

 

73,996,313

 

 


 

DIPLOMAT PHARMACY, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(14,301

)

$

(450

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

21,395

 

23,951

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

3,572

 

3,161

 

Net provision for doubtful accounts

 

2,447

 

2,322

 

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 

961

 

1,132

 

Changes in fair value of contingent consideration

 

210

 

 

Contingent consideration payments

 

 

(470

)

Deferred income tax expense (benefit)

 

452

 

(547

)

Other

 

633

 

(3

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of business acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(5,726

)

21

 

Inventories

 

36,779

 

11,903

 

Accounts payable

 

(24,191

)

8,465

 

Rebates payable

 

(1,691

)

3,288

 

Other assets and liabilities

 

3,112

 

(4,201

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

23,652

 

48,572

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Expenditures for property and equipment

 

(897

)

(2,302

)

Expenditures for capitalized software for internal use

 

(6,840

)

(567

)

Other

 

14

 

3

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(7,723

)

(2,866

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net payments on line of credit

 

(19,800

)

(48,250

)

Payments on long-term debt

 

(2,875

)

(76,875

)

Payments of debt issuance costs

 

 

(171

)

Proceeds from issuance of stock upon stock option exercises

 

 

1,909

 

Contingent consideration payment

 

 

(530

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(22,675

)

(123,917

)

Net decrease in cash and equivalents

 

(6,746

)

(78,211

)

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

 

9,485

 

84,251

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

 

$

2,739

 

$

6,040

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

(9,254

)

$

(10,160

)

Cash paid for income taxes

 

$

(67

)

$

(48

)

 


 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

The table below presents a reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA for the periods indicated.

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

2018

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands) (unaudited)

 

Net loss

 

$

(14,301

)

$

(450

)

Depreciation

 

1,684

 

1,526

 

Amortization

 

19,711

 

22,425

 

Interest expense

 

10,215

 

10,427

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

619

 

(868

)

EBITDA

 

$

17,928

 

$

33,060

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contingent consideration and other merger and acquisition expense

 

$

305

 

$

2,001

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

3,572

 

3,161

 

Employer payroll taxes - option repurchases and exercises

 

59

 

78

 

Restructuring and impairment charges

 

633

 

 

Severance and related fees

 

612

 

1,339

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

23,109

 

$

39,639

 

 

2019 Full Year Guidance: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation

 

The table below presents a reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

Reconciliation of GAAP to Adjusted EBITDA

(dollars in thousands) (unaudited)

 

 

 

Range

 

 

 

Low

 

High

 

Net loss

 

$

(49,282

)

$

(33,182

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

80,000

 

78,000

 

Interest expense

 

40,000

 

37,000

 

Income tax (benefit) expense

 

2,582

 

1,582

 

EBITDA

 

$

73,300

 

$

83,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contingent consideration and other merger and acquisition expense

 

$

3,000

 

$

2,000

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

28,000

 

26,000

 

Employer payroll taxes - option repurchases and exercises

 

200

 

100

 

Restructuring and impairment charges

 

1,000

 

500

 

Severance and related fees

 

4,000

 

3,500

 

Other items

 

500

 

500

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

110,000

 

$

116,000